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1. The Infanta
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2. We Both Go Down Together
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3. Eli, The Barrowboy
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4. The Sporting Life
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5. The Bagman's Gambit
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6. From My Own True Love
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7. 16 Military Wives
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8. The Engine Driver
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9. On the Bus Mall
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10. The Mariner's Revenge Song
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11. Of Angels and Angles
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Reviews
Probably the Decembrists' most literate and imaginative release to date -- which is saying a lot if you're familiar with their dense storytelling. Musically, the group sounds tighter, fuller and more soulful than ever before. That said, it's Colin Meloy's lyrical explorations that hold the most interest.
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Opening with a parade, ending in a double suicide and climaxing with a murder in the belly of a whale, Picaresque is a triumph of theatrical imagination: the culmination of the Decemberists' steady march to greatness in four years of enriched storytelling and folk-rock invention. Singer-songwriter Colin Meloy has never been shy about the Morrissey and Melville inside his melodies. But here he turns on his inner Tom Waits and Fai... More > Read More Reviews on RollingStone.com
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